Features

There is nothing wrong with importing a contest ADIF file directly into
DX4WIN. For many, this is a perfectly acceptable solution. However, the adif2dxq program
offers a few features beyond simple ADIF import:

The imported QSOs look exactly like they had been logged in DX4WIN
directly. The "Notes for this QSO" field contains the frequency in the same
format as DX4WIN "contest mode" (DXWIN 7 and earlier), as well as
any additional user-specified notes.

The program intelligently populates the Recvd field. This could be a
received serial number, or the received power in the ARRL DX Contest.

The program gives you control over the Upload and Label flags, as well
as the Group number.

The program recognizes application-specific ADIF fields used in N1MM,
Win-Test (limited) and WriteLog and uses them to determine the contest exchange. DX4WIN would
otherwise just ignore them.

You can add a contest name or any other note to each imported QSO.

The program converts county abbreviations used in state QSO parties into
full DX4WIN county names. See the list of supported state QSO parties
below.

The program can populate the Custom Award fields for some contests, like
RDA and WAG (Worked All Germany)

Installation

After downloading the installation program, simply run it and install the program into a directory of your choosing.

Operation

To run the program, just double-click on the program icon. You will see a window like the following:

Specify the ADIF input file by clicking on the ADIF button.
Once you specify the input file, the output file will be given the same name,
but with a .DXQ extension. To change the output file name, click on the DX4WIN button.

Next, select the Format for the .DXQ (output) file. If you are using DX4WIN 8.0x, use the
default format (DX4WIN8). If you are using DX4WIN 6.0x or 7.0x, choose the
DX4WIN6 format instead. You must select this same format when importing the .DXQ
file into DX4WIN (see below).

Next, select the Contest type. Not all contests are supported, others may be
added over time. The operation of the program is unpredictable if you select the
wrong contest type for your log.

Enter a Group Number, if desired. The default is Group 0 (the "all QSOs"
group). Remember that you can also set the group number in your DX4WIN
preferences, before starting the import.

You can enter text in the QSO Note field. You can
put any text there you want, up to a maximum of 64 characters.

There are four optional checkboxes:

Checking the Upload box sets the LoTW (Logbook of the World) Upload flag for each
imported QSO. For DX4WIN 8 and later, it also sets the eQSL
Upload flag. This feature is enabled by default.

Checking the Label box sets the Label field for each
imported QSO. This feature is disabled by default.

Checking the Exchg/Serial box does one of two things:

For ARRL Field Day and Sweepstakes, the full
received contest exchange is written to the
"Notes for this QSO" field.

For contests where serial numbers are
exchanged, the received serial number is written
to the "Notes for this QSO" field, preceeded by
SerNr=. This duplicates what would happen if you
imported an ADIF contest log directly into DX4WIN.

This feature is disabled by default.

Checking the Frequency box will write the frequency to the "Notes for this
QSO" field for DX4WIN 7 and earlier, or to the Frequency field in the logbook
for DX4WIN 8 and later. This feature is enabled by default.

Finally, click on the Convert button to perform the conversion. If there are
any warnings, they will show up in the window.

To import the resulting .DXQ file, choose File | Import/Export from the main
DX4WIN menu. If you are using DX4WIN 8.0x, select the line in the Import/Export Filters window
with DX4WIN8 in the ID column. If you are using DX4WIN 6.0x or 7.0x, select the
line in the Import/Export Filters window with DX4WIN6 in the ID column. This
must match the Format you chose when you converted the ADIF
file. Next, in this same window, choose File | Import, then navigate to the location of the .DXQ
file. Click on the name of the file, then on the Open button. DX4WIN will bring
up an "Options for duplicate QSOs" window. Choose "Issue warning
and stop". Then click on the OK button to import the file.

(*) This is a special case of the program that does not populate the
Recvd field in the logbook. It can be used to add an optional QSO Note
and/or Group Number to each QSO in the ADIF file before importing it into
DX4WIN. It recognizes these ADIF fields: GRIDSQUARE, NAME, NOTES and QTH.
Others can be added upon request.

For contests not listed above, if the exchange is only a serial number, you can choose CQ WPX.

Support

This program is offered as-is. I'll try to support it as best I can, but
development is primarily motivated by the contests I operate.

I've only tested with very recent versions of N1MM, Win-Test (limited) and WriteLog. If the
conversion doesn't go the way you expect, send me the .ADI file and I'll try to fix it.

If there is a bug, please let me know. If you want me to add a particular
contest, the easiest way is to send me the .ADI (ADIF) file from your contest
logging program (and of course tell me which contest it's from).